Sterling is cratering
Markit's monthly composite PMI reading - which gives a picture of the state of Britain's economy - showed that activity fell to its lowest levels since the tail end of the global financial crisis in July.
This spooked understandably spooked investors and sent the pound tumbling. Prior to the data release at 9:30 a.m. BST (4:30 a.m. ET), sterling was higher by roughly 0.4% on the day, but as soon as the PMI figure was published the pound fell off a cliff. An hour after the release, the pound is off 0.5% against the dollar to trade at $1.31. Its daily high was $1.3285
Here is how sterling looks (note the huge drop at 9:30):
Investing.com
Predictions from substantial portions of the markets suggest that in the medium term, the pound is expected to continue to fall against most major currencies. Predictions of the currency's bottom range from $1.20 at Goldman Sachs, to $1.15 from Deutsche Bank, and even all the way to $1, a prediction made by former PIMCO executive Mohammed El-Erian.
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